NSA construction unemployment rates drop in 49 states
WASHINGTON — In April 2019, for the second month in a row, estimated not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 49 states on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
As the April 2019 national NSA construction unemployment rate fell 1.8 percent from a year ago to 4.7 percent, the construction industry employed 256,000 more workers nationally compared to April 2018, according to BLS numbers.